Explain about acrosome
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The acrosome is an organelle that develops over the anterior half of the head in the spermatozoa (sperm cells) of many animals including humans. It is a cap-like structure derived from the Golgi apparatus. In Eutherian mammals the acrosome contains degradative enzymes (including hyaluronidase and acrosin
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The acrosome is one of the main components of a sperm cell overlying the nucleus. It's located on the anterior part of the sperm head where it serves a number of important roles related to fertilization.
-Release of enzymes that degrade the zona pellucida surrounding the plasma membrane of the female gamete (at the zona pellucida)
Exposing the sperm head (the nucleus) to the egg
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